Recycled Records

What a fucking asshole shop owner. Came to browse. Found a shitty selection of records. I was very polite and said have a nice day as I left. He proceeded to yell at me when I was a block away ‘for leaving a mess’ so I asked what he meant and he cursed me out said he would clean up after me. I flipped thru 2 stacks of records apparently didn’t flip them back well enough? I went back into the store to see what he meant.
Went back in and cursed him out. I’m from the east coast maybe he is used to bullying hippies but fuck this store and fuck this guy. Do not go here unless you want to deal with a shitty person.

Oh man where to start… I was walking a couple of days ago with my wife around Haight’s area and she decided to get inside this store, out of curiosity you know. From the moment we stepped in the clerk gave us this asshole stare and smug smirk that not even a 2×4 in his face would have removed it. She was honestly curious about the selection and making me questions about vinyl, it’s pros and cons, etc. The guy keep staring at us without dropping the «holier-​than-​thou» vibe to the point we just dropped everything and decided to leave. At this point he was genuinely laughing at us. I left first and my wife was behind me. Later she told me the guy told her «You picked the wrong spot you… (she was outside already and couldn’t hear anymore). I was so pissed… I wish he would have said the same to me. Avoid at all cost. Do yourself a favor pick another store. The selection sucks anyway. Oh and no listening station LOL.

What a shitty fucking store. I’ve lived in and collected records in SF for 16 years. I used to frequent this store, but the fact that their selection is just kinda average, their prices are kinda high, there’s no listening stations and the guy at the counter has a terrible attitude made me stop coming in. I’ve worked at record stores, I understand where the attitude comes from. Working any retail job makes you hate all of mankind. But you don’t give attitude to one of your kind. You give it to the clueless asshole asking you dumb questions.
We’ve actually had decent conversations plenty of times, he totally knows who I am, but last night he was especially rude. I asked him what he was listening to (usually seen as a compliment) and he gave me a really shitty response. I asked if I could see the record because I couldn’t understand what he said and he just pointed at the ground where the record was like «nope, not gonna show it to you». So I shopped around for a few minutes and started leaving empty handed and on my way out he says some really condescending shit. I popped my head back and said «are you trying to be an asshole?» and he said with the bitchiest tone, «see you in 20 years again! thanks for stopping in. byyyyyyyyyyeeeeee» I responded with «your store sucks, you have a shitty life, go fuck yourself».
I usually would rather spend my money on small mom and pop stores, but I hope this store gets eaten alive by amoeba like it should have years ago.

Told my friend to «go fucking piss yourself» when my friend asked to use the bathroom. Okay…

Super friendly shop! They let me charge my phone and were really nice about it. I ended up having a really interesting conversation with the person that was running the shop, really nice folks!

This place has a cool vibe. They were playing some great tunes, and it’s more quaint than some of your bigger name record shops in the Haight. However, I’m a sucker for organization, and the layout of this place is too overwhelming. There’s stuff literally everywhere, and while digging and digging for a possible gem might be part of the experience for some, I’d rather have things very clearly labeled and presented in a visually appealing way. When I did find the «section» labeled for punk, I couldn’t believe how small it was. Literally around 20 albums altogether. So needless to say, that was really disappointing. Didn’t end up buying anything, but I’m sure I’ll continue to stop back in when I’m in the area and have time to kill.

Great used shop. Like going back to the ‘90s type of store good. You could spend all day digging through boxes. Both owner and employee are nice. You can get into some pretty deep discussions on almost anything with the employee dude. And how many others places can you do that?

I’m sure we’ve all seen those 80’s movies, wherein some dude works in a record store and he has these long conversations with customers (or friends) at the counter.
Well, this is the place for that.
I didn’t mind. Not at all. :) I was having a good time looking through the CDs and glancing at the vinyls. (I want to buy vinyls but we need a player first, haha). There were some classic vinyls and then some ‘newer’ stuff. And they also have old school programs and other publications for sale.
I ended up selecting a $ 5.00 comedy CD. Joe Pesci. «…but I’m funny how, I mean funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you?»
Prices = inexpensive to reasonable.
Oh, and they play some interesting music, too. I felt like I was on a movie set… and waiting for someone to run up through the «employee» section. lol

While I was sad I didn’t make it to the much talked about Amoeba Music, this was a good small sized music store along Haight Street myself and my brother stopped in. I unfortunately couldn’t decide on something for sure I wanted to purchase, but I’m glad my brother was able to find some hard to find Beatles records he was looking for, and in good shape. I really enjoyed talking to the employees here, and browsing the shelves. Strange to see some of the other reviews where they complained about the employees, since I didn’t have a prob with any of the staff here.
Would really love to come back, if I ever make it back to this area again.

Good selection of used records, tapes, etc. Nice people. Good vibe. Decent prices. Highly recommended.

Everybody makes a valid point in these revews.

Staff is not friendly. I don’t recommend this store.

OK. You’re starting to get the idea of the lay of the land here from the other reviews. Let’s see if I can tie it together for you.
Owner is cool. Sellers: he pays very generously for LPs he wants, especially compared to Amoeba, who pay sellers VERY poorly (guess why they’re so suce$$ful?). Not so sure about CDs these days.
Stock. Like all used merchandise stores, this varies buy-​by-​buy. Some days you’ll score, some days the pickings are more slim. Check frequently and you’ll get great records.
Prices. Depends on your tastes. If you’re looking for mainstream million-​sellers of the 70s and 80s, you’ll only pay a few bucks and be happy. If you’re into more esoteric stuff, who knows? I’ve seen great stuff priced low because they didn’t think so. But these guys know their stuff, so… good luck. It’s 2014, this stuff is finite. I’d say Recycled is average these days.
The Asshole/​Angel. He’s bi-​polar. You might get one or the other. Strike a rapport with him (luck of the draw, I guess) and he’s scarily entertaining. The owner is very cool for keeping him… you know? IMO this is another reason to support the owner, and his great, idiosyncratic, endangered shop. Tip: shop before 12. You’ll be served by the owner.
PS Amoeba… There were 10 other worthy record stores in this town before they drove them out of business.

While I was shopping for records, I was looking on the internet for reviews on the albums I had in my arms and made sure I had the right ones. The employee rudely said that I was checking on prices. I said no and told him that I was checking reviews to make sure. He snickered and said something derogatory like you believe in that shit. He also added I was making a lot of chatter talking on my cp. i said I had a call from my buddy who is an audiophile and wanted to know what my latest digs. He said something like, ok i’ll make a phone call myself to be like you. SOB is rude and arrogant. I drop all my stash and left the store without buying a single item. They just lost a vinyl collector. That’s why the store is almost empty of customers. I agree with the negative reports by others.

Pretty cool used record store.
My teenage kids are just getting into vinyl, so stopping by a few record shops was a «must-​do» on our recent trip to The City.
The owner of the shop was very friendly and engaging — it was fun to talk «vinyl, digital music, iTunes and reminisce about the old days.»
Nothing like thumbing through stacks of records… not the same experience as buying CD’s or digital music these days.
4 stars!

My husband and I love record stores. We like browsing and we almost never leave a store without finding something to purchase.
But we’ve been to this store twice now and the guys working there give off high levels of asshole vibe. Both times we were just minding our own business, browsing through the stacks. Both times one of the employees took a jab at us, out of the blue, either by saying something condescending or by answering our question with a «I don’t want your business» attitude.
Not a fan. Don’t bother with this store, they don’t have as good a selection as Rasputin or Amoeba, and they are just unpleasant people.

Mike is the friendliest dude on the block. My friend, an old time local brought me by on Sunday. This place is ahmazing. They are a wealth of knowledge and the place rocks. I could stroll around and stare at the collections of old Rolling Stone mags on the wall for hours. And they would let me.
Basket of vintage photos, major bonus in my book. Shop Local. Go to Recycled Records.

HOLY COW!!!
Heaven awaits! Love love love this place. Talk about rare finds. Great selection and prices. Careful walking to this place from Masonic. The smell of weed was so strong I almost got high. Folks who work here are pretty cool.

Awesome record store, but the owner is such a prick, I can’t give this more than one star. I had my phone out and was looking at the personnel details for some of the records I was considering, and he pounced on me, wrongly assuming I was price comparing. Even if I was, that’s my decision. I was not, though, so he was incorrect in assuming that. Come for the used Michael Jackson tissue on display, leave for the poor treatment of paying patrons.

This is the first and last time I will ever shop at Recycled Records. Although the store itself is fairly large and has quite the selection of records, the clerk at the register was an absolute nightmare. There was a slight misunderstanding about the price of the record I wanted to purchase and the clerk took it as a personal offense and was incredibly rude. Judging from the other reviews this guy has a huge ego and is just a pretentious prick.